Recordings Received
Inclusion in this listing does not preclude review in future issues.
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio. Sena Jurinac, Maria Stader, Jan Peerce, Murray Dickie, Gustav Neidlinger, Dezsö Ernster, Frederick Guthrie, Bavarian State Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, conducted by Hans Knappertsbusch. Westminster (distributed by Universal Classics) 471 204-2
Carlo Bergonzi, the Sublime Voice. Aria compilation. Various accompanying artists and conductors. Decca (distributed by Universal Classics) 467 023-2
Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust. Franz Vroons, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Alois Pernerstorfer, Hans Hotter, Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Urania (distributed by Qualiton Imports) URN 22.173
Georges Bizet: Carmen. Shirley Verrett, Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, José van Dam, Thomas Allen, Richard Van Allan, Francis Egerton, Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Myto Records (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 3 MCD 012.242
Enrico Caruso: The Complete Recordings Volume 4. Naxos Historical 8.110719
The Chaliapin Edition: Volume 2 (1908-1911), The First Boris Godunov and Volume 3 (1911-1914), La Scala Recordings. Arbiter (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 126 and 127
Gaetano Donizetti: Le convenienze e le inconvenienze teatrali. Luciana Serra, Andrea Concetti, Sabrina Vitali, Maurizio Leoni, Daniela Ciliberti, Javor Torolov, Enrico Marabelli, Davide Rocca, Giuseppe Nicodemo, Orchestra The Royal Northern College of Music of Manchester, Corale Poliziana, conducted by Enrique Mazzola. Kicco Classic (distributed by Qualiton Imports) KC065.2CD
Gaetano Donizetti: La romanziera e l'uomo nero. Patrizia Cigna, Anna Maria Braconi, Claudia Marchi, Patrizio Saudelli, Giovanni Gregnanin, Massimiliano Fichera, Alessandro Calamai, Gian Paolo Fiocchi, Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta "G. F. Malipiero," Chorus of Teatro Sociale di Rovigo, conducted by Franco Piva. Bongiovanni (distributed by Qualiton Imports) GB 2287/88-2
Antonín Dvorák: Stabat Mater Op. 58. Mariana Zvetkova, Ruxandra Donose, Johan Botha, Roberto Scandiuzzi, Staatskapelle Dresden, Chor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden, conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli. Deutsche Grammophon (distributed by Universal Classics) 471 033-2
Werner Egk: Columbus. Ernst Gutstein, Fritz Wunderlich, Lia Montoya, Friedrich Lenz, Max Pröbstl, Georg Pappas, Bavarian Radio Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Werner Egk. Orfeo d'Or (distributed by Qualiton Imports) C 549 012 i
Baldassare Galuppi: Il filosofo di campagna. Alessandro Calamai, Giorgio Gatti, Paola Antonucci, Patrizia Cigna, Sonia Prina, Patrizio Saudelli, Intermusica Ensemble, conducted by Franco Piva. Bongiovanni (distributed by Qualiton Imports) GB 2256/58-2
Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride. Mireille Delunsch, Simon Keenlyside, Yann Beuron, Laurent Naouri, Alexia Cousin, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre, conducted by Marc Minkowski. Archiv Produktion (distributed by Universal Classics) 471 133-2
Charles Gounod: Faust. Georges Noré, Geori Boué, Roger Bourdin, Roger Rico, Huguette Saint-Arnaud, Ernest Frank, Betty Bannerman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Naxos Historical 8.110117-18
Leos Janácek: Sárka. Eva Urbanová, Peter Straka, Ivan Kusnjer, Jaroslav Brezina, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. Supraphon (distributed by Qualiton Imports) SU 3485-2 631
Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci. Giuseppe Di Stefano, Clara Petrella, Aldo Protti, Luigi Alva, Enzo Sordello, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, conducted by Nino Sanzogno. Myto (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 1 MCD 012.244
Karita Mattila: Arias & Scenes. London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yutaka Sado. Erato (distributed by Atlantic) 85785-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni. John Brownlee, Ina Souez, Luise Helletsgruber, Audrey Mildmay, Koloman von Pataky, Salvatore Baccaloni, Roy Henderson, David Franklin, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Fritz Busch. Naxos Historical 8.110135-37
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Sena Jurinac, Maria Stader, Irmgard Seefried, Ernst Haefliger, Karl Christian Kohn, Ivan Sardi, Walter Kreppel, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, RIAS-Kammerchor, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. Deutsche Grammophon The Originals (distributed by Universal Classics) 463 629-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Don Giovanni" Highlights. Gabriel Bacquier, Joan Sutherland, Pilar Lorengar, Marilyn Horne, Werner Krenn, Donald Gramm, Leonardo Monreale, Clifford Grant, English Chamber Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers, conducted by Richard Bonynge. Decca Eloquence (distributed by Universal Classics) 467 420-2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail. Wilma Lipp, Emmy Loose, Walther Ludwig, Peter Klein, Endre Koreh, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus, conducted by Josef Krips. Pearl (distributed by Koch International) GEMS 0133
Giacomo Puccini: La bohème. Licia Albanese, Beniamino Gigli, Tatiana Menotti, Afro Poli, Duilio Baronti, La Scala Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Umberto Berrettoni. Naxos Historical 8.110072-73
Jean-Philippe Rameau: La guirlande & Zéphyre. Sophie Daneman, Paul Agnew, François Bazola, Les Arts Florissants, Cappella Coloniensis des WDR, conducted by William Christie. Erato (distributed by Atlantic) 85774-2
The Record Collector Volume 45 Singers (2000). Amelia Pinto, George Hamlin, Margarethe Siems, Celstina Boninsegna, Enzo De Muro Lomanto, Carlo Morelli, Joseph Schmidt. The Record Collector (distributed by The Record Collector, 111 Longshots Close, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7DU England) TRC 16
Gioachino Rossini: Otello (Malibran version). Irine Ratiani, Patrizia Ciofi, Simon Edwards, Gregory Bonfatti, Soon-Won Kang, Barbara Vivian, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Bratislava Chamber Choir, conducted by Paolo Arrivabeni. Dynamic (distributed by Qualiton Imports) CDS 369/1-3
Antonio Smareglia: Nozze istriane. Svetla Vassileva, Ian Storey, Alberto Mastromarino, Giorgio Surjan, Enzo Capuano, Katja Lytting, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Verdi di Trieste, conducted by Tiziano Severini. Bongiovanni (distributed by Qualiton Imports) GB 2265/66-2
Richard Strauss: Elektra. Ursula Schröder-Feinen, Leonie Rysanek, Astrid Varnay, Hans Hopf, Theo Adam, Lotte Schädle, Orchestra and Chorus of Munich Nationaltheater, conducted by Karl Böhm. Bella Voce (distributed by Qualiton Imports) BLV 107.245
Franz von Suppé: Die schöne Galathée. Andrea Bogner, Hans-Jürg Rickenbacher, Juliane Heyn, Michael Kupfer, Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie, Chor des Theaters der Stadt Koblenz, conducted by Thomas Eitler. CPO (distributed by Naxos) 999 726-2
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin. Thomas Hampson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Neil Rosenshein, John Connell, Richard Van Allan, Nicolai Gedda, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Orchestra and Chorus of Welsh National Opera, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras. Chandos Opera in English (distributed by Koch International) CHAN 3042(2)
Three Mo' Tenors. Victor Trent Cook, Rodrick Dixon, Thomas Young, et al. RCA Victor (distributed by BMG) 63827-2
Tommaso Traetta: Antigona. Maria Bayo, Anna Maria Panzarella, Carlo Vincenzo Allemano, Laura Polverelli, Gilles Ragon, Les Talens Lyriques, Choeur de Chambre Accentus, conducted by Christophe Rousset. Decca (distributed by Universal Classics) 460 204-2
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love. Donald Maxwell, Susan Gritton, Laura Claycomb, Sarah Connolly, Anne-Marie Owens, Mark Padmore, Matthew Best, et al., Northern Sinfonia, The Sinfonia Chorus, conducted by Richard Hickox. Chandos (distributed by Koch International) CHAN 9928(2)
Giuseppe Verdi: Aida. Maria Callas, Oralia Dominguez, Mario Del Monaco, Giuseppe Taddei, Roberto Silva, Ignazio Ruffino, Orchestra and Chorus of Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, conducted by Oliviero De Fabritiis. Archipel (distributed by Qualiton Imports) ARPCD 0020-2
Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff. Mariano Stabile, Renata Tebaldi, Anna Maria Canali, Alda Noni, Cloe Elmo, Cesare Valletti, Paolo Silveri, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, conducted by Victor De Sabata. Urania (distributed by Qualiton Imports) URN 22.176
Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata. Mercedes Capsir, Lionello Cecil, Carlo Galeffi, Giuseppe Nessi, Salvatore Baccaloni, Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Opera House, Milan, conducted by Lorenzo Molajoli. Naxos Historical 8.110110-11
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore. Franco Corelli, Antonietta Stella, Fiorenza Cossotto, Ettore Bastianini, Ivo Vinco, Piero De Palma, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala, conducted by Gianandrea Gavazzeni. Myto (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 2 MCD 012.243
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore. Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Maria Callas, Cloe Elmo, Paolo Silveri, Italo Tajo, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro San Carlo, Naples, conducted by Tullio Serafin. Myto Historical Line (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 2 CD 011.h053
Richard Wagner: "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" Szenen. Michael Bohnen, Lotte Lehmann, Robert Hutt, Carl Martin Ohemann, Emmy Bettendorf, Emanuel List, et al., various orchestras and conductors. Gebhardt (distributed by Qualiton Imports) JGCD 0035-2
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold. Sigurd Björling, Ira Malaniuk, Walter Fritz, Heinrich Pflanzl, Paul Kuen, Ludwig Weber, Werner Faulhaber, Robert Bernauer, Friedrich Dalberg, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Lore Wissmann, Herta Töpper, Bayreuth Festspiele Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Myto Historical Line (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 2 CD 011.H054
Richard Wagner: Siegfried. Bernd Aldenhoff, Astrid Varnay, Paul Kuen, Sigurd Björling, Heinrich Pflanzel, Friedrich Dalberg, Wilma Lipp, Ruth Siewart, Bayreuth Festspiele Orchestra, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Myto Historical Line (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 3 CD 011.H055
Richard Wagner: Twilight of the Gods (in Andrew Porter translation). Rita Hunter, Alberto Remedios, Margaret Curphey, Aage Haugland, Derek Hammond-Stroud, Norman Welsby, Katherine Pring, Anne Collins, Gillian Knight, Anne Evans, Valerie Masterson, Shelagh Squires, Helen Attfield, English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Reginald Goodall. Chandos Opera in English (distributed by Koch International) CHAN 3060(5)
Richard Wagner: Die Walküre. Paula Buchner, Maria Müller,
Margarete Klose, Ludwig Suthaus, Josef Hermann, Gottlob Frick, Berlin
State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. Myto Historical Line
(distributed by Qualiton Imports) 012.H058
